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writes: I suffer badly from anxiety and don't go out very often. Having said that, I have been known to be able to control my anxiety in places that I am familiar with.I love my boyfriend to bits and he is very understanding of my problems.However, he has agreed for us to go to a dinner at the end of the week and this is terrifying to me. I do not know his friends (I have only just moved to the area) and I am so worried that I will have a panic attack and let him down. It is at the end of the week and I am worried about it already. As soon as he reminded me that we were going I felt anxious.I find it really hard to go in taxis too because the driver doesn't know me and we would have to do this. It is also in a city which I find frightening and don't know the area at all. If I wanted to make a speedy exit and go home, it would be almost impossible for me to do so.My boyfriend is outgoing and has been abroad many times and I would love to be able to go on holiday with him but because of the way I am, it seems unlikely.I don't want him to give up on me. I really do try to go out and want him to be happy with me.Please help.Boo
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Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question! A reader, Bitter Single Guy, writes (27 February 2005): Dear Boo,The Bitter Single Guy is here to tell you what you already know. The more you think about not wanting to think about this dinner, the more you'll think about it until a panic attack is practically guaranteed. Let your boyfriend know that this is just not going to work and strategize a way that you can have dinner with these folks while retaining your sanity.
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